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The Beam: Lung and breast cancer screening and prevention; heart health nutrition advice; meet a new child life specialist

The Beam: Lung and breast cancer screening and prevention; heart health nutrition advice; meet a new child life specialist

What are some cancer prevention steps you can take? Tips on heart-healthy nutrition after treatment; meet Katy Tenhulzen, CCLS
Blog PostsJanuary 30, 2026
The Beam: Fred Hutch childhood cancer and prostate cancer providers explain the importance of research and relationships

The Beam: Fred Hutch childhood cancer and prostate cancer providers explain the importance of research and relationships

Radiation experts Drs. Ralph Ermoian and T. Martin Ma share recent promising developments in proton therapy
Blog PostsAugust 19, 2025
The Beam: Going back to school after cancer, radiation therapy and fatigue, meet a program department coordinator

The Beam: Going back to school after cancer, radiation therapy and fatigue, meet a program department coordinator

How is school different for children who face cancer? Dietitian Laura Martinell explains how to combat treatment-related fatigue; meet Chris Bodewell
Blog PostsJuly 16, 2025
Surgery, proton therapy and chemotherapy saved a 2-year-old patient from a rare brain cancer

Surgery, proton therapy and chemotherapy saved a 2-year-old patient from a rare brain cancer

Proton therapy was ‘the easy part of the ballgame’ for treating a rare pediatric cancer
Blog PostsJune 25, 2025
The Beam: Child life specialists help young patients and their caregivers; common nutrition questions answered; meet a pediatric patient care coordinator

The Beam: Child life specialists help young patients and their caregivers; common nutrition questions answered; meet a pediatric patient care coordinator

Learn what child life specialists do, nutrition column from Fred Hutch registered dietitian, meet Jennifer Wheeler
Blog PostsApril 28, 2025
The Beam: Updates from proton patients; new CT machine; alcohol and cancer; meet our new IT specialist

The Beam: Updates from proton patients; new CT machine; alcohol and cancer; meet our new IT specialist

Proton patients share goals; new dual-energy CT is better for proton planning; registered dietitian weighs in on alcohol; introducing IT specialist Frank Romero
Blog PostsFebruary 04, 2025
The Beam: Fred Hutch helps NASA develop and launch a patient program; fats during cancer treatment; meet our new provider

The Beam: Fred Hutch helps NASA develop and launch a patient program; fats during cancer treatment; meet our new provider

Fred Hutch collaborates with NASA; the benefits of adding fats during treatment; new radiation oncologist will focus on gastrointestinal cancers
Blog PostsNovember 06, 2024
Proton therapy was recommended for an eight-year-old when his brain tumor returned a third time

Proton therapy was recommended for an eight-year-old when his brain tumor returned a third time

After two surgeries, doctors aimed to finish the tumor once and for all with radiation
Blog PostsAugust 20, 2024
Fred Hutch celebra la conquista de un logro en la terapia de protones: brindarla a 5000 pacientes

Fred Hutch celebra la conquista de un logro en la terapia de protones: brindarla a 5000 pacientes

Lucia, de cuatro años, es la "graduada" número 5,000 desde que se comenzó a impartir en marzo de 2013.
Blog PostsFebruary 06, 2024
The Beam: 5,000th graduate celebration, the benefits of dark chocolate and meet Tina McCoy

The Beam: 5,000th graduate celebration, the benefits of dark chocolate and meet Tina McCoy

A major patient milestone, nutrition notes on a Valentine's Day favorite and a new team member
Blog PostsJanuary 26, 2024
Matthew’s story: the power of positivity helps one childhood cancer patient

Matthew’s story: the power of positivity helps one childhood cancer patient

Matthew had proton therapy after several surgeries for craniopharyngioma.
Blog PostsFebruary 28, 2022
Gabe's Story: childhood cancer survivor becomes a race car driver

Gabe's Story: childhood cancer survivor becomes a race car driver

Diagnosed with brain cancer at age 11, this teen now has big dreams for the road ahead
Blog PostsSeptember 02, 2021
Cora’s story: one teen’s experience with proton therapy

Cora’s story: one teen’s experience with proton therapy

6 questions with a 14-year-old Hodgkin lymphoma survivor
Blog PostsJanuary 03, 2019